Word of the Day: DISCREPANCY
Divergence or dissonance
discrepancy (noun) - a lack of agreement, consistency, or compatibility; an unexpected difference or incongruity (also discrepance) [dih-skrep-uhn-see]
BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + CREP- (to creak or crack) + -ANCY (state of)
discrepant means incongruous, inconsistent, or dissonant
“It is expected that there will be discrepancies between models and observations. However, why these arise and what one should conclude from them are interesting and more subtle than most people realize. Indeed, such discrepancies are the classic way we learn something new.” —Gavin Schmidt
